Science news articles about 'spacewalks'

  • Fourth spacewalk to repair solar array

    Astronauts on board the International Space Station are preparing for a spacewalk to repair one of the Station's solar arrays. The fourth spacewalk of the STS-120 mission is scheduled to take place on ...
  • Discovery astronauts get ready for first spacewalk

    Shuttle Discovery's astronauts geared up for the first spacewalk of their mission Tuesday and the installation of Japan's giant lab to the international space station.
  • Shuttle astronauts to go on final spacewalk

    ... station's new lab, replacing an empty nitrogen gas tank and retrieving some debris off of a solar wing rotating joint were the tasks Sunday for the final spacewalk of space shuttle Discovery's crew.
  • China space mission to include spacewalk

    BEIJING, June 13 (UPI) -- China's space agency says its manned space mission set for October will include spacewalk by one of the three-member astronaut crew.
  • Liver Drug May Help Exhausted Spacewalkers

    Drug could ease astronaut muscle fatigue for marathon spacewalks.
  • NASA plans two ISS spacewalks next week

    HOUSTON, July 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency has detailed the activities to be included during two International Space Station cosmonauts' spacewalks next week.
  • Station Crew Prepares for Thursday Spacewalk

    The Expedition 17 crew of the International Space Station worked Tuesday towards completing preparations for a pair of spacewalks. They donned their spacesuits for a dry run and inspected hatch seals.
  • Station Crew Relaxes Before Second Spacewalk

    ... crew members aboard the International Space Station spent some time Monday relaxing before their second spacewalk, which is slated for about 1:10 p.m. EDT Tuesday. The crew also reviewed the spacewalk ...
  • Astronauts take another spacewalk for tamer job

    The space station's two Russian astronauts stepped outside for the second time in less than a week Tuesday, taking a spacewalk that proved to be tame compared to last week's work with explosives.
  • Russian technicians to aid China's spacewalk

    Russian technicians will help direct China's first-ever spacewalk this week, setting the stage for expanded cooperation between the sides, a spokesman for China's space program said Wednesday.
  • China set to launch mission for first spacewalk

    China began counting down Thursday to an evening rocket launch that will put a crew of three men into space, including one who will make the country's first spacewalk.
  • Spacewalkers prepare for in-orbit cleaning job

    ... astronauts face a tedious cleaning and lube job Tuesday, the first of a series of spacewalks to resurrect a massive joint that turns one of the international space station's power-generating solar- ...
  • Astronauts finish longest spacewalk outside station

    HOUSTON (Reuters) - Two shuttle Endeavour astronauts finished the longest of their planned spacewalks outside the orbiting International Space Station on Saturday, a nearly seven-hour effort aimed at ...
  • Astronauts Venture On Final Spacewalk

    ... Bowen and Robert "Shane" Kimbrough ventured outside the international space station for the fourth and final spacewalk of space shuttle Endeavour's nearly two-week visit to the orbiting outpost.
  • Astronauts step out for final spacewalk of mission

    Astronauts carried out one last spacewalk Monday to finish an unprecedented clean and lube job that they began a week ago at the international space station.

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